Dr. Andreea Botezatu received her honors bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, majoring in Oenology, from the University of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences ‘Ion Ionescu de la Brad’ in 2000 and her master’s degree in Agricultural Management from the same University in 2001. From 2000 until 2006, she worked as a commercial winemaker in Europe and Canada. She obtained her PhD in Oenology in 2013 from Brock University, and then held a postdoctoral position from 2013–2015. In 2017, she joined the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor and Extension Enology Specialist. Her research topics mainly include solving wine quality issues associated with hot-climate winemaking, such as low TA, high pH, wine color instability, and microbiological instability. Her interest continues to focus on chemical as well as sensory aspects as they relate to wine quality. Texas wine consumer attitudes are also an area of interest for Dr. Botezatu’s research.
